8 years ago
The Wilson Police Chief was injured Friday morning when he was struck by a vehicle just east of Wilson. According to the Kansas Highway Patrol, at 9:08 AM Friday, a 2010 Pontiac passenger car driven by 39-year-old Amanda Ann Thrasher of Wilson was eastbound on Old Highway 40 approximately one mile east of Wilson. The Pontiac struck ...

8 years ago
Salina Police made a third arrest in connection to a case that involved the human trafficking and sexual exploitation of a child in late December. Officers took 30-year-old Daniel A. Ross of Salina into custody on Thursday and are requesting charges that include aggravated indecent liberties with a child and criminal sodomy. The investigation began last month ...

8 years ago
More than 800 military personnel are set to converge on Salina and the surrounding area for the next couple of weeks to participate in the joint-service exercise, Jaded Thunder. According to the Salina Airport Authority, the exercise will include joint forces integration by members of Air Force, Marine, Navy and Army units, as well as representatives ...

8 years ago
No one was hurt and no explosives were found after authorities searched a home in Salina Thursday afternoon. According to Police Captain Paul Forrester, the Riley County bomb squad and agents from the Bureau of Alcohol Tobacco and Firearms and Federal Bureau of Investigation joined Salina Police inside an apartment at 124 E. Prescott at around ...

8 years ago
On February 9, 2017, sometime between midnight and 6:00AM, unknown suspect(s) attempted to steal the ATM from Citizens State Bank in Gypsum, Kansas. The suspect wrapped a tow strap around the ATM and attempted to drive off with it. The attempt was unsuccessful. At this time there is no loss or damages reported as a result ...

8 years ago
A Wilson teenager was taken to Salina Regional Health Center Thursday afternoon after suffering an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound at a Wilson residence. According Wilson Police Chief Bob Doepp, the incident is under investigation. The shooting is believed to be accidental. The shooting occurred just ahead of 4 PM at a home in the 400 block of ...

8 years ago
A traffic stop conducted by the Kansas Highway Patrol on Interstate 70 in Russell County netted a large amount of methamphetamine. The stop on Sunday netted the collection of 52 pounds of methamphetamine. According to Trooper Tod Hileman, a Dodge pickup was stopped at eastbound mile marker 199 near Dorrance on Sunday. During the stop, 52 ...

8 years ago
A full moon and comet share double billing in a special night sky show this weekend. A lunar eclipse starts everything off Friday night. The moon will pass into Earth's penumbra, or outer shadow. The moon won't be blacked out like in a full eclipse. Only part of the moon will be shaded, but it should ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Department of Corrections is telling legislators it could cut staffing at its largest prison by having a private company build a new facility and lease it to the state. Corrections Secretary Joe Norwood said in a presentation for a Wednesday meeting of a House budget subcommittee that the Lansing prison's staffing could drop to ...

8 years ago
A group of warmhearted people will jump into the chilly waters at the Webster Conference Center next weekend to raise money for Kansas Special Olympics. The 2017 Salina Polar Plunge and Strut will kick off with a pancake feed at 7:30am Saturday, February 18. Lt. Scott Trembly with the Saline County Sheriff's Office tells KSAL News that ...

8 years ago
The Kansas Natural Resources Conservation Service is taking applications for financial assistance for those affected by a wildfire in March of 2016 that burned more than 400,000 acres in Kansas and Oklahoma. The service says it will offer $2 million total in assistance over four years to help with conservation practices such as brush management, firebreaks, ...